A 60-year-old Winnipeg man faces drugs and weapons charges following a police raid of a William Avenue home.

Police searched the home, located on the 600-block of William, on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Inside, police say they found $12,805 worth of prescription medication, including morphine and Oxycontin, a Taser, an assortment of knives, and $174 in cash.

“These are the tools of their trade,” Winnipeg police spokesman Const. Eric Hofley said. “Whether it be machetes, sometimes firearms, whatever weapons they feel are necessary to protect themselves, they will have.

“Unfortunately our officers run into this type of thing more often than we’d like to see.”

Hofley said the suspect is not believed to have any gang ties.

The man’s name was not released by police. He was released on a promise to appear in court at a later date.

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Knives, drugs seized from William Avenue

A 60-year-old Winnipeg man faces drugs and weapons charges following a police raid of a William Avenue home.

Police searched the home, located on the 600-block of William, on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Inside, police say they found $12,805 worth of prescription medication, including morphine and Oxycontin, a Taser, an assortment of knives, and $174 in cash.

The man's name was not released by police. He was released on a promise to appear in court at a later date.